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Abbotskerswell Gardens

For 2025 Abbotskerswell offers eight gardens, ranging from small to large, plus the village allotments. The gardens offer a wide range of planting styles and innovative landscaping. Cottage gardens, terracing, wildflower areas, specialist plants and an arboretum. Ideas for every type and size of garden. Visitors are welcome to picnic in the field or arboretum at Fairfield.

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Abbotskerswell Gardens
Abbotskerswell Gardens
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Abbotskerswell Gardens
Abbotskerswell Gardens
Abbotskerswell Gardens
Abbotskerswell Gardens
Abbotskerswell Gardens
Abbotskerswell Gardens
Abbotskerswell Gardens
Abbotskerswell Gardens
Abbotskerswell Gardens
Abbotskerswell Gardens
Abbotskerswell Gardens
Abbotskerswell Gardens

About Abbotskerswell Gardens

For 2025 Abbotskerswell Gardens offers eight gardens, with several having been redesigned over the last two years, plus the village allotments.
The different styles of the eight gardens offer something for every visitor, whether you look for inspiration for a small town garden, or the stimulus to redesign your large plot. Pretty Abbotskerswell is particularly known for the friendly welcome it gives all our visitors and many return year after year to see what we have done since last year. Plots display beautiful cottage garden planting, wide herbaceous borders, wildflower areas, specialist plants, dramatic terracing, vegetable cultivation and new development areas incorporating excellent hard landscaping, pergolas and carefully considered colour schemes. There is an arboretum, a woodland and bog garden, and a gravel garden. If the weather is good, we welcome people to picnic in the field or arboretum at Fairfield. Featured on Radio Devon’s The Potting Shed and attracting wide local press coverage. Maps available at all gardens and in the tearoom at Church House.

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Location details

Abbotskerswell Gardens,
Abbotskerswell,
Devon,
TQ12 5PN

Directions to Abbotskerswell Gardens
A381 Newton Abbot/Totnes rd. Sharp L turn from Newton Abbot, R from Totnes. Field parking at Fairfield. Maps & tickets valid for both days avail from 1pm at all gardens & at Church House.

Abbotskerswell Gardens openings

For this open day you can book your tickets in advance. Click on the yellow button below to book or you can just turn up and pay on the day.

Refreshments Home-made teas at Church House in the village from 2pm.
Admission Adult: £7.50
Child: Free
Opening times 13:00-17:00

For this open day you can book your tickets in advance. Click on the yellow button below to book or you can just turn up and pay on the day.

Refreshments Home-made teas at Church House in the village from 2pm.
Admission Adult: £7.50
Child: Free
Opening times 13:00-17:00

Accessibility

  • Disabled access to three gardens. Partial access to most others.
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FAQs

Yes, cashless payment is accepted.

Yes, coaches are accepted at Abbotskerswell Gardens. Please get in touch with the owners for details.

Sorry, no dogs are allowed in the garden at this time.

Yes, there are various plants offerred for sale at Abbotskerswell Gardens, please enquire with the owners for more details.

Yes, one or more routes at Abbotskerswell Gardens are accessible to wheelchair users.

Yes. Abbotskerswell Gardens seeks to offer a sustainable refuge for nearby fauna and wildlife. These sanctuaries host diverse habitats supporting indigenous flora and fauna and nurturing local biodiversity.